"Thank you for
all of your help so far - you are an excellent swim coach/teacher!" -
Jennifer V 2009
Learn
how to swim! Develop your stroke so you to work with the water, not fight
it. Joanna attends coaching seminars on a regular basis to keep her up
to date. Each private lesson will focus on proper breathing, increasing your comfort in the water, improving your balance in the
water, and developing your technique
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all common issues, even in elite swimmers. Joanna utilizes
techniques which promote proper mechanics utilizing your natural body
movements. She refers to this technique as Silent Swimming - a marriage between yoga
and swimming. This technique creates seemingly effortless movement through the
water while eliminating shoulder and back pain (most often due to
improper biomechanics). The more noise you make while in the
water, the more inefficient you are. Use the principles you learn
in the pool to help with your other activities outside of the pool.
Joanna works with both
athletes who are looking to learn how to swim or improve their stroke,
kids on swim teams looking to improve their stroke in competition,
individuals who experience shoulder and lower back pain when swimming as
well as adults and children who have never learned how to swim.
Currently Joanna teaches children and adults at the Abingdon Club
in Jenkintown, PA and at Total Body Fitness in Lansdale. She can accommodate students at other pools if
needed. Most sessions are 30 minutes in length. If
choosing more than one stroke, longer sessions are available up to an
hour (60 minutes). Rates based on length of lesson and facility.
Triathletes and beginner students welcome. If you are frustrated
with the lack of progress from other lessons you have taken, including
Total Immersion, then why not give this a try. Learn
to move naturally with the water, not against the water fighting every
stroke of the way.
As seen in
Triathlete magazine: "Swimming is the
most difficult event for many.....Practice open water swimming at least
once if you can. It makes a world of difference!" (as
Toreenzo Bozzone's nutrition and swim coach)
Learn 2 Swim 4 Triathlonswim clinics
North Penn YMCA, Lansdale, PA Scared of drowning, but you signed up for a triathlon?
Learn to swim in 4
weeks! Learn how to
breathe easier, learn
better stroke techniques, sighting and other
open-water swimming techniques. Take your triathlon swimming to the next level and be
one of the first out of the water with plenty of energy to spare! Learn how to drills and use pool
toys appropriately to help your swim.
This is a 'hands on' type of clinic so expect the instructor to get in the
pool!!
When: 12 noon-
1:30 PM for 4 consecutive
Saturday mornings (note time change for open water clinics) Limited to 8 people, so sign up quickly!
Session I: Feb 28th - March 21st : _____
Session II*: April 11th – May 2nd:
_____
* there will be no class on
Easter weekend, April 4th or Mother's Day, May 9th)
Where: North Penn YMCA, Main Street in Lansdale, PA
Limited to 8 people -sign
up quickly! No limit to open water sessions.
Cost: $ 245 for 4 x 90 min sessions.
"[I learned so much] ...I liked the
progressive way the class was taught. [I swim way better than before,
and feel so much more comfortable in the water!] -
Sharon B 2009
"I only wish I had
learned this way when I started 2 years ago. This is so much
easier!" - Jen M 2009
"I
just want to thank you for your lessons and advice on swimming. My
Iron Man event went extremely well.
My swim time was 1:36:55. There were still a lot of people in the water
when I got out, so my goal of not being the last out of the water was
achieved. But, more than that, I was never more comfortable or
confident during any swim practice or event as I was on that day.
I actually enjoyed swimming for the first time in my life, despite
swimming against the current and being surrounded by jelly fish. I also
used endurolytes for the first time that day, and I did not have any
cramp issues, so I think it is something that I will continue to
use."
-Brian
Cole Oct 2006
New: Video Taping of swim stroke!
Get your swim stroke analyzed and take a mini-DVD
home with you. Bring the mini-DVD back and keep track of your
progress with swim lessons. Better to see how you are swimming
then only hear it from your swim coach :)
NEW: Purf
ikÔ
Swim Wear Wash
- hate the smell of chlorine in your suit?? Use
Purfik swimwear wash and get the chlorine out of your swim suit and make it last
longer!
NEW: PurfikÔ
Body Wash
- Get the chlorine off your skin so
you don't stink of chlorine all day long (or during your next workout!)
Available in 1 oz and 8 oz size bottles, and 1 gallon bottle. Ask for more details!
click here for order form
Terrified of your first triathlon in a lake?? In the comfort of
the pool (with a deep end to simulate open water, too) you will earn how
to do everything you need to know for open water swimming - treading
water, sighting, swimming around buoys, around people, mass start, etc. Get that
freaking out feeling out of the way and be ready for race day!
This class is $60
per person, and is not limited in size. the more people, the
better!
12-1:30 PM: _____ (March
28th)
12-1:30 PM: _____ (May 9th)
12-1:30 PM:
______ (June 6th - tentative)
For beginners as well as seasoned triathletes wanting to improve
their swim & triathlon experience. See
flyer for more details. Seeregistration form
to sign up now.
This will be 4 weeks of 90 minutes each
session helping you learn
what drills to use and how to use
them to help improve your stroke.
Learn
how to use pull buoys, fins and paddles (and how to choose the right
ones!) to help improve your stroke, rather than just kill time when you
are bored. Not sure how to kick properly? Want to learn
alternate side breathing? Not sure how to use the clock to
swim intervals so you can go to masters swim classes?
We'll review that, too!
When:
2:00-3:30 Sunday afternoons at North Penn YMCA pool.
Cost: $65 for each session.Limited to
10 people, so sign up quickly!
Session I: March 7th
: _____
Session II*: April 11th:
_____
See
flyer for more information on clinic
format, times, location, etc. or
Registration form to sign up.
Custom swim training plans
can be created for the 2010 Triathlon series
or swim lesson packages. Check the CGI racing website for more details about their
open swim sessions on Thursday nights - they are a great way to get you
ready for your first race.
Call
for private swim lessons. Take control of your
swim stroke and take lessons today! 215-272-6774
Other services
offered:
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Video
taping of swim stroke - get your own mini DVD to take home and review.
Bring it back and get
more footage on the same mini DVD!
See
how well you are progressing with your lessons. Better to
see your
stroke than to just hear the coaches comments! -
Underwater video taping available! See your stroke underwater,
not just above the water.
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Private aqua or water classes in your private pool or at the Abington
Club. Include some friends
and reduce your costs.
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Private swim lessons in your own backyard pool (summer months only)
- Get
ready for Masters Swimming! - learn how to do better turns, use the
clock, understand pool
etiquette - circle swimming, etc, coaches terminology, etc for masters
swimming. It isn't just a group
swim.....
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Open Water Swims - get ready for the triathlon season with a few
open water swim sessions. get
comfortable with open water
starts, swimming around buoys, navigating (sighting), etc. Get
used to
your wetsuit!
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Group swims to get you used to triathlon swim starts! - get 3
or 4 of your closest swim pals
together to help you in the pool for a half an hour. Practice a mass start, being swum
over, swam next
to, overtaken
and more.
- everything that freaks
you out in a triathlon swim start.
Want to go snorkeling on your next vacation but you never learned
how to swim?
Call Joanna now to set up your swim lessons. in 2 months I can
change your life in and with water!